One of my favourite berries (frutti di bosco) is the raspberry, which is called a lampone (masculine, plural: lamponi) in Italian. In addition to the fruit, it is also the name given to the raspberry bush.
In Italy, there are various areas where raspberries are cultivated successfully, with the main production regions being Trentino, Veneto and Piemonte in the north. Wild varieties are also found in the undergrowth of the Alpine and Pre-Alpine areas.
I lamponi crescono nelle alture, nelle montagne o nelle colline.
Raspberries grow in the highlands, mountains or hills.
A berry that is similar to the raspberry, and indeed belongs to the same Rubus family, is the blackberry (mora). The difference is that when a raspberry is harvested, the receptacle remains on the plant, leaving a cavity in the fruit, whereas in blackberries the receptacle remains attached to the fruit.
Two popular products that are made from raspberries are marmellata di lamponi (raspberry jam) and sciroppo di lamponi (raspberry syrup).
Rosso lampone (raspberry red) or color lampone (colour raspberry) are two ways to refer to the typical red colour of raspberries when describing fabrics, paint and so on.
Heather Broster is a graduate with honours in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, proficient in English and Italian, as well as Japanese, Welsh, and French to varying degrees of fluency. Originally from Toronto, Heather has resided in various countries, notably Italy for a period of six years. Her primary focus lies in the fields of language acquisition, education, and bilingual instruction.
